Is it back from the future or just sits around the corner? Well, actually it stands on a single twin wheel axis and is here already.
Canadian 18 year old Ben Gulak invented the UNO, and by the looks and the fact that this is an environmental friendly invention, we won’t be surprised if it hits the market and mass production.
There are number of awards given to the UNO, such as Invention of the Year by Popular Science Magazine, Best Engineering by the National Motorcycle Show, Best in Category and Best Engineering by Toronto Motorcycle Supershow.
The operation is a very simple task, you switch it on and if you just lean your weight to the front you go forward. If you lean back you reduce your speed or go backwards. Now how simple is that?
At this stage, many investors are interested to put the UNO into mass production and we certainly looking forward to see this invention hit the market.
http://www.the-uno-tomorrows-transportation.com/index.html
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on Dec 7th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Neat idea, but will it actually sell if it hits the market? It’s definitely a creative and novel design, but is it practical or more importantly, safe? What happens if the rider has to stop suddenly? Right now, the thing has only been taken up to 15mph and honestly, I don’t see if ever going faster. First person to get paralyzed Reeve-style is going to put this company out of business forever. In any case, it’s an interesting concept and looks totally cool. I wouldn’t turn down a chance to test drive one. Just give me a helmet and some good pads
on Dec 7th, 2008 at 11:43 am
I originally saw this concept on a tv program called Dragon’s Den. It is where ideas are brought to an panel of 5 of the richer people in Canada. The video showed of this Uno, was amazing. It has automatic stability control built in so there is no tiping. The market maybe more in Asia or people the ride bicycles. The investors were thinking of licensing the product to someone like Toyota. I guess we shall see what happens.
Kudos to a young kid for this invention.
on Dec 15th, 2008 at 2:59 am
that is so awsom
on Dec 16th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
So it’s basically just a Segway that you sit down on.
The engineering work is impressive, but let’s get real the Segway was a complete flop, and people just aren’t going to pay thousands to get the same functionality as a $100 bicycle.